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OLPC sued for patent infringement in Nigeria

OLPC sued for patent infringement in Nigeria

Posted Nov 27, 2007 21:57 UTC (Tue) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270)
In reply to: OLPC sued for patent infringement in Nigeria by lkundrak
Parent article: OLPC sued for patent infringement in Nigeria

Don't know whether the terminology is consistent, but in the US a "Design Patent" is a special
variety of patent that applies to physical designs rather than to technology. That might allow
them to patent the specific arrangement of keys. [IANAL, and design patents are a specialized
area]


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